1999 RITA® Winners & Finalists

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Contemporary Single Title Romance: Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron

Call of Duty by Merline Lovelace - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Audrey LaFehr
Garden of Dreams by Patricia Rice - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Elisa Wares
Girl in the Mirror by Mary Alice Monroe - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan
The Taming of Billy Jones by Christine Rimmer - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette - Gail Chasan

First Book: My Darling Caroline by Adele Ashworth - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Judith Stern Palais

A Father's Place by Joan Kilby - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Maureen Stonehouse
The Millionaire Meets His Match by Patricia C. Seeley - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Tina Colombo
Oracle by Katherine Greyle - LionHearted - Mary Ann Heathman
Priceless by Donna M. Schaff - PRH/Random House, Dell - Maggie Crawford
Roses for Chloe by Elaine Grant - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Gail Fortune
Stay... by Allison Leigh - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Tara Gavin & Ann Leslie Tuttle

Inspirational Romance: Patterns of Love by Robin Lee Hatcher - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTorch - Laura Cifelli

Awakening Heart (aka Thursday's Child) by Melody Carlson - Baker, Bethany House - Helen Motter
The Best Christmas Ever by Cheryl Wolverton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Anne Canadeo & Patience Smith
Forgotten by Lorena McCourtney - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Jennifer Brooks
The Fugitive Heart by Jane Orcutt - PRH/Crown, WaterBrook - Lisa Bergren & Traci DePree
The Hidden Heart by Jane Orcutt - PRH/Crown, WaterBrook - Lisa Bergren & Traci DePree
The Silver Sword by Angela Elwell Hunt - PRH/Crown, WaterBrook - Lisa Bergren

Long Contemporary Series Romance: Meant to Be Married by Ruth Wind - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Lynda Curnyn

Baby on His Doorstep by Diana Whitney - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Mary-Theresa Hussey
Cowboy on the Run by Anne McAllister - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette - Tara Gavin & Ann Leslie Tuttle
Everyday, Average Jones by Suzanne Brockmann - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan
The Family Next Door by Janice Kay Johnson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Jane Robson
For Christmas, Forever by Ruth Wind - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lynda Curnyn
The Husband She Couldn't Remember (aka Long Gone Lonesome Blues) by Maggie Shayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
The Rescue of Jenna West by Debra Cowan - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey
The Wallflower by Jan Freed - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin

Long Historical Romance: My Dearest Enemy by Connie Brockway - PRH/Random House, Dell - Maggie Crawford

Another Chance to Dream by Lynn Kurland - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Gail Fortune
The Bad Luck Wedding Cake by Geralyn Dawson - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Caroline Tolley
The Bequest by Candice E. Proctor - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
A Kiss to Dream On by Stephanie Mittman - PRH/Random House, Dell - Christine Zika
With Hope by Dorothy Garlock - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Claire Zion

Paranormal Romance: The Bride Finder by Susan Carroll - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers

Aquamarine by Catherine Mulvany - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Joy Abella
Heaven's Time by Susan Plunkett - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Denise Silvestro
Legend by Laura S. Baker - Macmillan - St. Martin's - Glenda Howard
This Time for Keeps by Kathleen Kane - Macmillan - St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
A Well-Favored Gentleman by Christina Dodd - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron

Regency Romance: His Grace Endures by Emma Jensen - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Carolyn Nichols

Best Laid Schemes by Emma Jensen - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Carolyn Nichols
Celia's Grand Passion by Lynn Kerstan - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Carolyn Nichols
Lord Heartless by Barbara Metzger - Fawcett, Regency - Carolyn Nichols

Romantic Suspense: Cool Shade by Theresa Weir - HarperCollins, Harper - Sharon Morey

The Brother's Wife by Amanda Stevens - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Natashya Wilson
Holiday in Death by J. D. Robb - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
Homeport by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkely - Leslie Gelbman
If a Man Answers by Merline Lovelace - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan
Ransom My Heart by Gayle Wilson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Huntley Fitzpatrick
Return to Sender by Merline Lovelace - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan

Short Contemporary Romance: The Notorious Groom by Caroline Cross - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Debra Robertson

Chase the Dream by Maris Soule - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Elizabeth Barrett
Courtship in Granite Ridge by Barbara McCauley - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Melissa Jeglinski
Just a Little Bit Pregnant by Eileen Wilks - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Cristine Grace
Kids Is a 4-Letter Word by Stephanie Bond - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Love & Laughter - Brenda Chin
The Lone Rider Takes a Bride by Leanne Banks - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Karen Kosztolnyik
One Wicked Night by Jo Leigh - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Birgit Todd-Davis
Tall, Dark and Reckless by Lyn Ellis - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin

Short Historical Romance: Merely Married by Patricia Coughlin - PRH/Random House, Bantam -

Devil's Diamond by Connie Laux - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Topaz - Cecilia Oh
Heaven Forbids by Karen Ranney - Kensington, Zebra - Tracy Bernstein
In His Arms by Robin Lee Hatcher - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTorch - Laura Cifelli
Nobody's Darling by Teresa Medeiros - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
Rachel LeMoyne by Eileen Charbonneau - Macmillan, Tor, Forge - Natalia Aponte
Sleeping Beauty by Judith Ivory - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
The Tiger's Bride by Merline Lovelace - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Margaret Marbury

Traditional Romance: Monday Man by Kristin Gabriel - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Love & Laughter - Malle Vallik

And Cowboy Makes Three by Martha Shields - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Mary-Theresa Hussey
The Boss, the Baby and the Bride by Day Leclaire - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Gillian Green
Married by Mistake by Renee Roszel - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Linda Fildew
Stranded with a Tall Dark Stranger by Laura Anthony - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Melissa Jeglinski
The Twenty-Four Hour Bride by Day Leclaire - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Gillian Green
With This Child... by Sally Carleen - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Mary-Theresa Hussey